Jason Furman, who previously chaired former President Barack Obama’s Council of Financial Advisers, is defending Harvard College President Claudine Jay as she faces requires her resignation over the college’s response to the battle between Israel and Hamas and her testimony earlier than Congress final week.
Forman, who now teaches as a professor of observe at Harvard College, made the feedback in a mail On X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter.
“I actually hope we do not let donors and politicians dictate who leads our college,” Forman mentioned. “Claudine Man denounced the decision for genocide earlier than the listening to. I denounced it within the listening to. I denounced it after the listening to.”
Homosexual got here beneath scrutiny after her testimony earlier than Congress, which she gave alongside the presidents of the College of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Know-how final week.
The three presidents have been pressed by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on whether or not requires genocide in opposition to Jewish individuals would represent a violation of the schools’ code of conduct — after the three leaders mentioned it “will depend on the context.” Stress elevated on presidents to resign.
The president of the College of Pennsylvania, Liz Magill, resigned on Saturday, intensifying requires Man to step down from his place. Many Harvard school members jumped to Jay’s protection, with greater than 500 professors signing a letter resisting efforts to oust the president.